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If you are wondering how to assess impact of overnight events on our markets, then you must check out how SGX Nifty is trading in the Singapore market. SGX Nifty gives traders a fair estimate of how our markets could open. Thus, it enables traders to prepare for the next trading day well in advance.
SGX Nifty is a derivative instrument of the NSE Nifty which is traded only on the Singapore exchange.
SGX Nifty trades almost round the clock. It opens at 6.30 am IST and closes at 10.30 pm IST.
American Depository Receipts or ADR's are financial instruments just like shares but traded on US exchanges. A handful of Indian companies have ADR's listed in the US. How these ADR's traded the previous day could give clues about the opening levels of these companies in India. You can check the latest prices of Indian ADR's here.
Guess what is the first thing traders do after they wake up in the morning? They check where SGX Nifty is trading. It gives traders a head start on what our trading day could look like. SGX Nifty is a futures contract on the NSE Nifty. SGX Nifty is traded in the derivative market of Singapore just like Nifty futures are traded in India.
Asian share markets struggled to find direction today as investors grappled with an onslaught of economic data and a string of mixed corporate earnings.